000 FZNT23 KNHC 302058 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ089-010330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT AND BE REINFORCED BY A COLD FRONT THAT WILL EXTEND THROUGH W CUBA AT 23N83W TO 19N87W TONIGHT AND WED. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE SW TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS ALONG 23N80W 16N88W ON THU AND THEN DISSIPATE. $$ AMZ082-010330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 81W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 81W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...W OF 84W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 84W AND S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 84W AND N OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-010330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 13N. .THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-010330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-010330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND SUN...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ088-010330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 25N WILL MOVE E AS A SURFACE LOW MOVES OFF THE CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST EARLY WED. THE LOW WILL MOVE TO 31N74W LATE WED WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT THROUGH S FLORIDA. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES SLOWLY E ON THU. SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST LATE WED AND MOVE TO 31N77W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA ON THU. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM 31N75W ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI AND SAT. FRONT WILL RETROGRADE BACK N TO SOUTH FLORIDA ON SUN. $$ AMZ080-010330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT OVER AND W OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF LOW AND FRONT TO 70W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 29N W OF 75W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT OVER AND W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW OF SECOND FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA